Do realize that the series is pulling off a resident evil and is using Pre rendered backgrounds.
Quote Previously, Sakaguchi has stated that he wanted a very realistic look for the game, and he has now detailed how, exactly, this will be accomplished. Avoiding 2D and polygons, ASH will incorporate pre-rendered CG in its battle sequences, giving the game what its producer has termed a fresh look which looks crisp and clean on the DS's small screen.
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Post by: Bill Aurion on October 13, 2005, 07:29:13 AM
Yes, looks very nice, but I'll take art direction over "best visuals" anyday...
(That said, I'm interested in the SRPG/RPG hybrid they have going for this game)
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Post by: Toruresu on October 13, 2005, 07:38:09 AM
Whoa...are those really in-game pics?
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Post by: Darkheart on October 13, 2005, 07:42:37 AM
Quote Yes, looks very nice, but I'll take art direction over "best visuals" anyday...
Agreed, I am an art major in college so I definitely will take art style over best visuals. But hey having the best of both worlds isnt that bad . . . . . : )
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Post by: Artimus on October 13, 2005, 07:50:30 AM
The upcoming gen of DS games are really really impressive.
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Post by: Pale on October 13, 2005, 07:53:25 AM
Oh MistWalker.... another company that makes me want an X-Box360... GOD DAMMIT!
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Post by: ShyGuy on October 13, 2005, 07:53:52 AM
Speaking of prerendered background, Wasn't there rumors floating around that Nintendo was working on some new form of cube mapping that allowed the player to view a prerendered background from multiple angles?
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Post by: Bill Aurion on October 13, 2005, 09:07:34 AM
That would be their cube-mapping patent that would allow gamers to interact with pre-rendered backgrounds...I sincerely doubt it's being used here though...
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Post by: hudsonhawk on October 13, 2005, 09:08:57 AM
It looks great, but did you even read the quote you pasted? That's 100% prerendered - they're not pulling a RE (3d models on 2d backdrops), they're doing prerendered video.
From IGN:
Quote First, the visuals. ASH doesn't use 2D and it doesn't use polygons. Instead, the game makes use of pre-rendered CG for its battle visuals. While Mistwalker had the opportunity to use 2D or low-level polygon visuals like many other DS games, Sakaguchi found that pre-rendered visuals created a fresh feeling. He states that, while the visuals would look rather bad on a large screen, they look crisp and clean on the tiny DS screen.
Given that's the case, they should change their name from Mistwalker to Mystwalker.
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Post by: KDR_11k on October 13, 2005, 11:39:31 AM
Cube Mapping means environment maps composed of six textures instead of one.
All prerendered worked for Golden Sun. I don't see what's new unless they do absolutely no compositing (i.e. no pasting sprites onto a background), which would be damn stupid.
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Post by: Galford on October 13, 2005, 08:50:19 PM
Is this game going to be the Golden Sun of the DS?
Both Golden Sun games were very good, we need a third one.
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Post by: KDR_11k on October 13, 2005, 09:09:20 PM
Well, I hope it has a better ending.
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Post by: RABicle on October 14, 2005, 12:02:15 AM
And hopefully it wont suck throughout either.
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Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 14, 2005, 12:36:30 AM
Full motion video gaming is making a come back, are you ready for the awesome? Night Trap 2 comin' like what.
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Post by: KDR_11k on October 14, 2005, 06:34:39 AM
Dragon's Lair returns?
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Post by: Bill Aurion on October 14, 2005, 07:11:28 AM
Quote Originally posted by: RABicle And hopefully it wont suck throughout either.
You fail at life...
Title: RE: Ash for the Ds Best Visuals EVAR!
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 16, 2005, 10:21:51 AM
All RPGs ever should be FMV-only.
I wonder how many game cards long this is going to be?